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SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
Wed May 31, 2017, 12:41 PM May 2017

OpEd WSJ: Embrace the Corporatocracy! (I'm paraphrasing...)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-first-doesnt-mean-america-alone-1496187426

By H.R. McMaster and Gary D. Cohn
May 30, 2017 7:37 p.m. ET

- excerpt-

The president embarked on his first foreign trip with a clear-eyed outlook that the world is not a “global community” but an arena where nations, nongovernmental actors and businesses engage and compete for advantage. We bring to this forum unmatched military, political, economic, cultural and moral strength. Rather than deny this elemental nature of international affairs, we embrace it.

At every stop in our journey, we delivered a clear message to our friends and partners: Where our interests align, we are open to working together to solve problems and explore opportunities. We let adversaries know that we will not only take their measure, deter conflict through strength, and defend our interests and values, but also look for areas of common interest that allow us to work together. In short, those societies that share our interests will find no friend more steadfast than the United States. Those that choose to challenge our interests will encounter the firmest resolve.



((We're looking at you Germany, Great Britain, and France))

And rational republican Evan McMullin comments:





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OpEd WSJ: Embrace the Corporatocracy! (I'm paraphrasing...) (Original Post) SticksnStones May 2017 OP
Oh fuck those two enabling scumbags! nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #1
Exactly SticksnStones May 2017 #2

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
2. Exactly
Wed May 31, 2017, 01:07 PM
May 2017

The word was McMaster was a voice of reason. He's in on it. Like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, gets his hands dirty in the name of securing our liberties.

It's out of wack, but Covfefe, right?

Don't get distracted DU!

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